Whose vs. Witch — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Whose and Witch
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Whose
Belonging to or associated with which person
A Mini was parked at the kerb and Juliet wondered whose it was
Whose round is it?
Witch
A person, especially a woman, claiming or popularly believed to possess magical powers and practice sorcery.
Whose
Of whom or which (used to indicate that the following noun belongs to or is associated with the person or thing mentioned in the previous clause)
A willow tree whose branches reached right to the ground
He's a man whose opinion I respect
Witch
A believer or follower of Wicca; a Wiccan.
Whose
Belonging to or associated with which person
A Mini was parked at the kerb and Juliet wondered whose it was
Whose round is it?
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Witch
(Offensive) An old woman considered to be ugly or frightening.
Whose
Of whom or which (used to indicate that the following noun belongs to or is associated with the person or thing mentioned in the previous clause)
He's a man whose opinion I respect
A willow tree whose branches reached right to the ground
Witch
A woman considered to be spiteful or overbearing.
Whose
The possessive form of who.
Witch
(Informal) A woman or girl considered to be charming or fascinating.
Whose
The possessive form of which.
Witch
One particularly skilled or competent at one's craft
"A witch of a writer, [she] is capable of developing an intensity that verges on ferocity" (Peter S. Prescott).
Whose
(interrogative) Of whom, belonging to whom; which person's or people's.
Whose wallet is this?
Witch
To work or cast a spell on; bewitch.
Whose
(relative) Of whom, belonging to whom.
Venus, whose sister Serena is, won the latest championship.
Witch
To cause, bring, or effect by witchcraft.
Whose
(relative) Of which, belonging to which.
Witch
To use a divining rod to find underground water or minerals; dowse.
Whose
(interrogative) That or those of whom or belonging to whom.
Several people have lost their suitcases. Whose have you found?
Witch
A person who practices witchcraft.
Whose
(relative) That or those of whom or belonging to whom.
This car is blocking the way, but Mr Smith, whose it is, will be here shortly.
Witch
(now usually particularly) A woman who is learned in and actively practices witchcraft.
Whose
The possessive case of who or which. See Who, and Which.
Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee.
The question whose solution I require.
Witch
An ugly or unpleasant woman.
I hate that old witch.
Witch
One who exercises more-than-common power of attraction; a charming or bewitching person.
Witch
One given to mischief, especially a woman or child.
Witch
(geometry) A certain curve of the third order, described by Maria Agnesi under the name versiera.
Witch
The storm petrel.
Witch
Any of a number of flatfish:
Witch
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus (Torbay sole), found in the North Atlantic.
Witch
Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis (megrim), found in the North Atlantic.
Witch
Arnoglossus scapha, found near New Zealand.
Witch
The Indomalayan butterfly Araotes lapithis, of the family Lycaenidae.
Witch
A cone of paper which is placed in a vessel of lard or other fat and used as a taper.
Witch
(intransitive) To dowse for water.
Witch
To practise witchcraft.
Witch
(transitive) To bewitch.
Witch
A cone of paper which is placed in a vessel of lard or other fat, and used as a taper.
Witch
One who practices the black art, or magic; one regarded as possessing supernatural or magical power by compact with an evil spirit, esp. with the Devil; a sorcerer or sorceress; - now applied chiefly or only to women, but formerly used of men as well.
There was a man in that city whose name was Simon, a witch.
He can not abide the old woman of Brentford; he swears she's a witch.
Witch
An ugly old woman; a hag.
Witch
One who exercises more than common power of attraction; a charming or bewitching person; also, one given to mischief; - said especially of a woman or child.
Witch
A certain curve of the third order, described by Maria Agnesi under the name versiera.
Witch
The stormy petrel.
Witch
A Wiccan; an adherent or practitioner of Wicca, a religion which in different forms may be paganistic and nature-oriented, or ditheistic. The term witch applies to both male and female adherents in this sense.
Witch
To bewitch; to fascinate; to enchant.
[I 'll] witch sweet ladies with my words and looks.
Whether within us or withoutThe spell of this illusion beThat witches us to hear and see.
Witch
A female sorcerer or magician
Witch
A being (usually female) imagined to have special powers derived from the devil
Witch
An ugly evil-looking old woman
Witch
Cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
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